Just days after its premiere at Druid Lane Theatre as part of Galway Arts Festival, Druid has announced that Penelope will transfer to St Ann’s Warehouse in New York for a three week run in October of this year. In February 2011 it will receive its London premiere at the Hampstead Theatre as part of Artistic Director, Ed Hall’s, first season.

This London premiere inaugurates a new partnership between Druid and The Hampstead Theatre. Druid General Manager Tim Smith commented that

“Beginning this partnership with one of London’s leading Theatres in the first year of Ed Hall’s tenure as Artistic Director will be a great start to 2011. All of us at Druid are looking forward to being both a part of an incredible opening season and to our third visit to London, and to New York, with an Enda Walsh production.”

Druid and Enda Walsh previously enjoyed phenomenal success in the US when they brought The Walworth Farce (2008) and The New Electric Ballroom (2009) to St Ann’s Warehouse which is one of New York City’s most important and compelling live performance venues. The show runs in New York from October 23rd to November 11th following an extensive tour – for full details click here.

Hampstead Theatre is one of the UK’s leading new writing companies and has just celebrated its fiftieth year of operation. Artistic Director Ed Hall is the son of Sir Peter Hall, one of the best known theatre and opera directors in the world today. Commenting on his new season Ed Hall said

Druid’s London premiere of Penelope will run from February 10th to March 5th, 2011. For more info you can go to the production page.

Denis Conway in Penelope by Enda Walsh. Photo by Robert Day.

Penelope by Enda Walsh has received rave reviews, packed houses and standing ovations since it premiered at Druid Lane Theatre on Tuesday July 13th as part of Galway Arts Festival.

“you will never have seen anything like this before”
The Irish Independent (no online link available)

“Penelope is among the finest plays Walsh has written”
The Sunday Times (no online link available)

“This is extraordinary theatre”
The Sunday Independent

To read more reviews and interviews click here.

Olga Wehrly in Penelope by Enda Walsh. Photo by Robert Day.

Tickets for Penelope at Druid Lane Theatre (July 8 – 24), as part of Galway Arts Festival, are now SOLD OUT. Please note that the production returns to Galway (Town Hall Theatre) from Sept 9 – 12 and is also on tour in Ireland. For more information, you can click here.

CANCELLATION LIST PROCEDURE

Druid is operating a cancellations list to meet the demand for tickets to Penelope. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that tickets will be available but we do endeavour to facilitate as many requests as possible.

• Please arrive at Druid Lane Theatre an hour before the show; 7pm for the 8pm show and 2pm for the 3pm matinee show
• Leave your name with the Front of House Manager
• Return to Druid Lane Theatre fifteen minutes before the show starts
• If and when tickets become available, they will be released to those on the list – this will happen just a few minutes before the show starts
  
  

BOOKING INFO FOR GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL

To book tickets for any other shows at Galway Arts Festival, please see the booking details below.

BOX OFFICE INFO
Opening Hours: Mon – Sat 10am – 5.30pm & Sun July 18th 1-5pm
Online: On sale online www.galwayartsfestival.com
By Phone: +353 91 566 577
In Person: Galway Arts Festival Box Office, Galway Tourist Office, Forster Street Galway.